2001 Honda Odyssey Door Problems
- 46
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 46 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding doors · 21 records
- sliding door · 16 records
- power sliding · 9 records
- side doors · 6 records
- open close · 5 records
- automatic sliding · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Door
Automatic sliding door does not have a sensor or indicator or any type of reverse mechanism to stop door from moving forward while passengers are entering vehicle, which could cause passenger to become injured. Please give any further details.*ak
ODI 8000778
Door · Unknown Or Other
The child was playing with key ring with remote control for door latches when child hit remote. This caused door to start closing with parent in door frame. Door handle was grabbed to prevent door from closing. But door kept closing until stopping. Consumer's arm and wrist was pulled. Consumer contacted dealership & informed by mechanic, nothing can be done about remote control locks on door.*ak
ODI 896615
Door · Retractor
Seatbelts will not retract. Driver's side seat belt does not retract correctly. Instead of door opening it presses forward. *ak seat belt replaced three times because belt continued to come out until maximum length and would not retract. Automatic sliding door was broke. The consumer is asking for replacement or refund for the vehicle.*yh
ODI 8001035
Door
There has been no injury to report as of yet. I feel that the power closing doors are very dangerous. They exert a great deal of pressure before the pressure sensor kicks in and reverses the door. A child could reach up getting in the van, pull the handle and initiate the door to close. If he faltered, it would be very easy for a body part (ie neck) to get lodged in the door and the force mechanism would not be…
ODI 749518
Door
Power doors do not stop properly when an obstruction is met. This almost injured my child. I believe that these doors should at least meet the standard of a garage door for reversing/stopping. I am told by the service staff that the sensitivity cannot be adjusted. I believe that this is an unacceptable hazard for a vehicle that is marketed for families with smallchildren.*ak
ODI 748683
Door
The sliding doors on the van seal shut after rain, snow or car washes. I have to climb inside the vehicle and push the doors out while someone yanks from the outside on the handle. The seals have been replaced and lubricated over and over, but to no avail. I fear that in an accident an emergency responder would not be able to get into the van to help my children. *nm
ODI 10172748
Door
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ODI 752416
Door
The power sliding doors on this van do not stop closing very easily if an obstruction (ie a person) is in the way. The remote door open/close is very sensitive and easily trigerred. This can happen while someone is in the way of the door and a serious injury could result. This happened today to my wife and while she was only bruised from the incident, it could have been fatal if one of our small children was in the…
1 injury
ODI 742519
Door
Intermittently both sliding doors fail to open. Both doors have continuously been repaired. The dealer hasn't been able to diagnose the problem. The dealer indicated honda is aware. The problem has been ongoing for a year. Nlmboth rear sliding door seals have been replaced, also the rear sliding door latch has been replaced. *jg
ODI 8006487
Door
Power sliding door safety mecahnism routinely fails. *jb
ODI 10088122
Door
Sliding door had too much resistance before door retracted back. Dealer said there was nothing they could do. Consumer weighs 220 pounds , and door started to hurt before it retracted back. If door retracted on a small child it could seriously injure him/her. *ak the consumer says the sliding doors should retract with much less resistance. *yh
ODI 880985
Door
Two sliding doors operate erratically. Two sliding doors will open without consumer using remote key pad. Also, doors will begin to close on their own. In addition, experiences difficulty when opening door because of door jamming/locking. *ak both the sliding door latches were replaced on warranty. The problem occured again and the dealer had to replace the open/close swith and adjust the left door striker. *yh
ODI 888148
Door · Electrical System
2001 honda odyssey sliding doors have many problems. Consumer states that some issues are electrical and sticking locks. *nj the consumer stated the driver's side sliding door didn't close completely and there were a couple of times when she couldn't open the doors at all. *jb
ODI 10264551
Door
The safety tensioner in the door was not present to prevent the complete closing of the sliding door.*jb
ODI 10009316
Door
Consumer called complaining about having problems with the side doors . Also stated that the doors get stuck not allowing him to open the door neither from the inside or outside. Dealer was contacted and latches were change and still did not work. Ts
ODI 8023539
Door
The consumer believes that the automatic sliding doors are not sensitive enough to objects in it's path and is concerned that a child may be injured by the doors. *ts ts
ODI 8022007
Door
Sliding door fails to close properly if anything is in doorway. Door would close to approximately 4 inches, if anything was in the way, before it opened back up. Adult arm was caught, and door continued to close until required inches were met. Then, door opened up. Mechanic cannot correct problem.*ak
1 injury
ODI 880901
Door
The sliding power doors do not stop when they hit resistance. I was trapped between frame and door for a good 5 minutes in a large parking lot and could not get free until i finally wrestled the key remote out of a pocket and hit door open, otherwise, i was stuck. I could not move to free myself. I could not move the door. Thank goodness it wasn't my child that got stuck (i had my 1 year old with me, and it was…
ODI 762392
Door
I am concerned about the electrical doors on the honda odyssey van. Several times my daughter w. *ak
ODI 747090
Door
The ex model has automatic electric doors that do not stop closing to protect small childrens bodies, fingers, etc. The door stops when an adults strength can push it back. Haven't we learned from automatic garage door openers. Please work hard to protect our children or handicapped. This minivan vehicle is meant for children.*ak
ODI 742991
Door
Consumer states that the doors have a high tolerance for something blocking them and only the full pressure of an adult's upper body stops the door and gets it to go backwards. Consumer is concerned about the safety of the children. And feels this is a safety problem. *scc
ODI 567509